Marin Independent Journal

Barcelona cancels Saturday's Juventus match set for Levi's Stadium,

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The highly anticipate­d matchup of global soccer superpower­s at Levi's Stadium on Saturday night was canceled.

Less than 10 hours before the match was set to begin, FC Barcelona announced that the match against Juventus as part of the Soccer Champions Tour had been canceled because a “significan­t part” of their team has the stomach flu.

Levi's Stadium said that refunds for tickets and parking passes will be sent to fans “within 30 days” if they purchased their tickets through the 49ers' official channels or through Ticketmast­er.

PSG LEAVES FOR JAPAN WITHOUT MBAPPÉ AMID CONTRACT DISPUTE >> Paris Saint-Germain left for its preseason tour of Japan on Saturday without talismanic striker Kylian Mbappé, whose future at the club looks uncertain amid a contract dispute.

Mbappé has already told the club he won't trigger a 12-month extension on his contract, but said he would start this coming season with the French champion.

PSG left the France forward out of its 29-man

squad for the Japan tour, which features matches against Saudi team Al Nassr, Japanese team Cerezo Osaka and Champions League runner-up Inter Milan.

Horse racing

GEAUX ROCKET RIDE WINS HASKELL STAKES >>

Geaux Rocket Ride won the $1 million Haskell Stakes in a mild surprise, beating Kentucky

Derby winner Mage by 1 3/4 lengths at Monmouth Park.

It was another Haskell win for the Hall of Fame duo of trainer Richard Mandella and jockey Mike Smith.

Motor sports NEWGARDEN WINS IN IOWA >>

Josef Newgarden continued his mastery of the ovals on the IndyCar Series

this season with his win in Saturday's race of the weekend doublehead­er at Iowa Speedway.

It was Newgarden's third win of the season, all on ovals, and his fifth win at Iowa Speedway. Newgarden also won at Texas Motor Speedway and the Indianapol­is 500.

Scott McLaughlin finished second. Pato O'Ward, who along with Newgarden

 ?? CHRISTOPHE ENA — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ?? Kylian Mbappe, left, and his brother Ethan attend a training session at the new Paris Saint-Germain training center on Thursday in Poissy, west of Paris.
CHRISTOPHE ENA — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Kylian Mbappe, left, and his brother Ethan attend a training session at the new Paris Saint-Germain training center on Thursday in Poissy, west of Paris.

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